Hughston Clinic Orthopedics provides care for patients across Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Here are five things to know about the practice:
1. Hughston Clinic will acquire Birmingham, Ala.-based St. Vincent's Orthopedics beginning March 1.
2. Hughston opened a new location in Viera, Fla., last March.
3. Hughston has an urgent care orthopedics clinic in Columbus, Ga., that treats joint injuries, fractures, sprains and more.
4. In 1973, the facility began the Hughston Foundation, a group dedicated to researching new orthopedic practices.
5. The private practice was founded by sports medicine pioneer Jack Hughston, MD, in the 1960s.